Day declined the role when it was first offered to her, tellingE!
News, “I was not an actor at the time so I was terrified of being terrible.”
So why did she audition for the role in the first place?
“I was terrified,” she said.
Still, she ended up crushing the part, and her acting skills are now evident to the world.
Day was nominated for an Oscar for her role in “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.”
